July 15, 2023

19 words

WordPinyinDefinition
上扬shàng yángto rise (i.e. number increases)
傻白甜shǎ bái tián(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman
垫背diàn bèito serve as a sacrificial victim
大起大落dà qǐ dà luò(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
摩拳擦掌mó quán cā zhǎngfig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
暴风骤雨bào fēng zhòu yǔviolent wind and rainstorm
clothes
玄机xuán jīprofound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)
目瞪口呆mù dèng kǒu dāidumbstruck (idiom); stupefied
虚位以待xū wèi yǐ dàito reserve a seat
诟病gòu bìngto denounce
里程碑lǐ chéng bēimilestone
鸡肋jī lèichicken ribs
风向标fēng xiàng biāowine vane
松绑sōng bǎngto untie
约谈yuē tánto make an appointment to talk over something
灭顶之灾miè dǐng zhī zāicrowning calamity
会错意huì cuò yìto misunderstand
折戟zhé jǐdefeated